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Pregnant teen, 40-year-old man may be traveling through Missouri

An Amber Alert has been issued for 16-year-old Sophia Franklin, who is three months pregnant and believed to be with Gary Day, 40, who faces felony charges for child abduction and enticement in Arkansas.
Sophia was last seen at her home in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, on February 2, 2025, and was reportedly picked up by Day the following morning.
Surveillance footage showed a man resembling Day near Sophia's home, and a vehicle associated with him was tracked traveling southbound on Highway 151 shortly after.
Authorities are actively searching for the pair, with reports indicating they may be in the Austin, Arkansas area, and have asked for public assistance in locating them.

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Fox 2 Now St Louis

AMBER ALERT: Missing Wisconsin girl, suspect may be in Missouri

MISSOURI - Authorities say a missing girl and a suspect sought in connection with a Wisconsin AMBER Alert may be in Missouri. The Wisconsin Department of Justice has issued an AMBER Alert that lists the victim as 16-year-old girl Sophia Martin Franklin and a suspect as 40-year-old Gary F. Day. Officials are also looking for a 2014 Black Buick LaCrosse with one of two possible license plates: Arkansas (BBR 20L) or Pennsylvania (KGW5186). On Frida…

16 days ago·St. Louis, United States

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Spectrum News

Pregnant teen, 40-year-old man may be traveling through Missouri

Suspect Gary Day has a long criminal history and is already a convicted felon, according to various court records.

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Amber alert issued for Wisconsin teen believed to be with a 40-year-old man, her unborn child's father

An Amber alert was issued yesterday, Feb. 6, for a pregnant 16-year-old Beaver Dam, WI girl who police believe is with a 40-year-old man known to be the father of her child. That man, Gary Day, has a warrant for his arrest in Arkansas for child abduction and enticement. According to Milwaukee’s FOX 6 Now, Day and the teen Sophia Franklin, who is three months pregnant, met online and began communicating in April last year. Franklin disappeared on…

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Newsweek

Amber Alert issued for pregnant teen suspected to be with child's father

Sophia Franklin, 16, of Wisconsin, previously told police she met Gary Francis Day online in April 2024, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Newsweek.

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WISN

Beaver Dam Amber Alert for 16-year-old girl extended to Arkansas

The Beaver Dam Police Department has requested Arkansas authorities activate an Amber Alert for a missing 16-year-old who is pregnant.

17 days ago·Milwaukee, United States

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AMBER Alert issued for missing pregnant teen, believed to be kidnapped by man in Arkansas

Arkansas State Police (ASP) have issued an AMBER alert for a missing 16-year-old pregnant teen, Sophia Franklin, who authorities believe was kidnapped by a man from Arkansas. Franklin was last seen at her home in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, on February 2, 2025, at approximately 9 p.m. She is described as 5 feet, 9 inches tall, with brown hair and blue eyes. Authorities suspect that Franklin is with 40-year-old Gary Day of Arkansas. Day is described a…

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